Partizan NIS prevailed over Mega Mozzart
In the Sunday matinee in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Partizan NIS have got their sweet revenge for the 13th round defeat against Mega Mozzart.
Partizan NIS team (Mega Mozzart/Dragana Stjepanovic)
AdmiralBet ABA League Round 26, Sunday, 10 April 2022:
Mega Mozzart - PARTIZAN NIS 68:97 (24:26, 8:26, 16:20, 20:25)
Game recap: In the Sunday matinee in Ranko Žeravica Sports Hall, Partizan NIS have got their sweet revenge for the 13th round defeat against Mega Mozzart. This is the 21st win of the AdmiralBet ABA League season for the black and white, which keeps them in the race for the first place after the end of the Regular Season with a current 21:4 record. On the other side, Mega Mozzart continue their season with a 9:16 record in the bottom half of the standings.
Key moments: After a close first quarter, which the Steamroller won by only 2 points (24:26), Partizan NIS have managed to toughen their defensive ranks in the beginning of the second one, limiting Mega Mozzart to only a pair of points in the opening 5 minutes of the second quarter and pulling away with a 2:14 run in the same period to the score of 26:40. That’s where the flow of the game was crucially determined.
Man of the match: It has been Kevin Punter that has been setting the tone of Partizan NIS game throughout the match and he ended the clash with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a valuation of 20. He is our man of the match!
Can’t trick the stats: Partizan NIS have simply been dominating the glass, as they have outrebounded Mega Mozzart this time 40:21 and that’s what secured them a comfortable win this time around!
Stats
Players on court
| MEG | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 5 | Jović N. | 32:20 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 7 | Uskoković A. | 20:43 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 | Matković K. | 17:29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Cazalon M. | 21:05 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 | Simanić B. | 35:19 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| PAR | Min | PtsP | RebsR | AssA | StS | FoulF | ValV | |
| 1 | Vukčević T. | 06:48 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Smailagić A. | 21:13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 24 | Glas G. | 07:34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Trifunović U. | 25:37 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 41 | Madar Y. | 21:31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
Top players
| VALUE (INDEX) | ||||
| Simanić B. | 18 | - | 20 | Punter K. |
| POINTS | ||||
| Simanić B. | 19 | - | 16 | Punter K. |
| REBOUNDS | ||||
| Jović N. | 5 | - | 8 | Lessort M. |
| ASSISTS | ||||
| Smith D. | 6 | - | 6 | Avramović A. |
